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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4413155.stm
The average home computer user is bamboozled by technology jargon which is used to warn people about the most serious security threats online.
Many are often left vulnerable because they have no idea what they are supposed to be protecting themselves against, a survey for AOL UK has found.
Confusing "geek speak" used by experts and media included "phishing", "rogue dialler", "Trojan" and "spyware".
Eighty-four percent did not know that phishing describes faked e-mail scams.
The most common phishing scam is one used to con people into handing over bank account details online.
A quarter said they knew what "spyware" was, although almost one in 10 of those thought it was a computer program that kept an eye on unfaithful partners.
"Some of the terms being bandied around are more suitable for a computer programmers' convention than for people who want to go online at home, " said Will Smith, AOL's net security expert. ..................
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